THE TUOY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1876. TRUTH BTAE THAN riCTISN. I A common i-cutark among novel j renders anil play-goers It that such or inch a point in the story or tlio drama It "farletchcd" or "mi. natural," moaning thereby that such mi occurrence or uvetit never hapiien in actual life. Yet lotno of tlio stran Kent events and ttutlns'' In work if fiction hovo been suggested by real occurrence. Within tho lait two or three week the dally newspaper of ievcral elite have chronicled no let than lour "fuel," each of which U as Mrango as Ihoso in tlcilou. The ouo lint referred lo occurred in Philadel phia, where one or the judges wai vinpioved for soveral week In tlio el tort to ascertuln and decide which of two iiiUuta then lu court wo tho ohlld or tho mother who wot then mid there present, and cluliued one of the buhlca and repudiated tho other. It wm Hdmittcd that ono ol the bablea was the child of tho mother who nnido the claim, but It was alleged that the one alio did not clai...

THE THOY HERALD, "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 18IT0. Tito volo of tins county was cast as follows : Win. 1'rlest of INIId county, 4 ; Unity J. Spatm'iorst of St. Louis, 4 ; T. T. Crltteudon f Johtisou, 4 ; t). II. Armstrong or bt. Louis, 4. On tho nniiouncetnetit of tlio withdrawal ol Col. Crittenden, tlio four voles cast lor htm woi-o changed to Gov. Hardlu. Tho iinmo of Col. Ilutt of this county was bcloro tlio statu central ooiiimUtco at Jefferson Inst wc! when considering tlio selection ni 2 loinporary nhalriunii of tho conven tion. It was a mistake 011 the part ol tho coitmilltoe or whuovvr placed his iiuiiio bufdro It In that connection, as tho Colonel was not a delegate to tho convention, nor was lie in JelFersou nt tho time. Wc can't conceive how such a itiHtako was made, unless the iiauio of Dr. Ilutt, one of llicdelegntes ot this county, hut who was detained at home professionally, was taken for that ol his Cut her. A correspondent of the WiUTOiiton Jlnuua; speaking o I the Montgom...

THE TROY HERALD, "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1876. A astlMfc CMrtlkllt At tho lime Hint Francis I. f Franco, was token prisoner at the bat tloot t'avln. ono ol his officers, the vol oroin Chevalier Ucau regard, amlt Usti by tho charms of an ItalUn taily of nolilo family, named Aurella, ttoclarert to her his passion. Aurella, though flattered by tho declaration or the galliint soldier, refused his suit on the ground or tho levity or the Frotich character and tho natural in difcrotlon of that people. But Beau regard was not to be put'ofT so easily. Tho depth mid ferver of his love led hltn to proposo to tho iudy to put his constancy to any proof she might think proper. Aurella at length ac cepted the terms or the proposition, and agreed to marry him If, for tho epaco of six mouths, ho would remain utterly nnd entirely dumb. The Chevalier promised, and then, with a silent bow, withdrew Irom the lady's presence, and from that moment he opened not his lips witn tho sound of human speech. He re t...

THE TROY HERALD. VOL. 11. TROY. LINCOLN COUNTY, MO., JUNE 14, 1876. NO 24 TROY HERALD. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1876. LOCAL AN OOUNTV HtWt. obatc mw county MiiTsmtr. ccdtMttaM ! vmpu BleM. Hack cratlaraoSU Woaa NO XX. That Jobs Plummer tii really ft member of the gang of counterfeit rs, there teems to be no doubt. In 1648, when Capt. Wommack wu col lectlug the taxes, Plumtner tendered twenty dollar gold piece, which the captain thought was not genuine. Plumtner atuck the piece lu bis pocket and produced other money. Tho captain atked to see the gold piece, as he waa not aure about it, saying that there waa a good;deal of counter felt money about, and he had already taken in some. But Plumtner do dined to show It again. We do not know exactly where Plumtner lived at the time of bis death, but it was somewhere in what is now Burr Oak township. At the fall term of the circuit court, in 1842, bla land, being the northeast quarter of the north west qurater of section twentyseven, township fif...

TIJE TROY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1876. TROY HERALD. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1876. THise; Jen. A. B. VMHER, 1 FOB CONOBESS, C. M. D. THURMOND, OF LINCOLN COUNTY. TO COUNT VCKNTRAIi COMMITTEE Edilori Herald : Tho recent Dem ocratic innii convention requested ine, at the proper tlmo, to convoke tho now central committee of this county. 1 thoroforo requet,tbe mem bers of said committee to meet at Ike court homo hi Troy, at one o'clock p. m. on Saturday, July lit, 1876, and organize, preparatory to entering upon the dltchargo of the duties confided to them by the Democratic party of Llucolu county. J. W. Welch. They have succeeded la getting Blaine nad, and he's pitching Into everybody. He ought to remember ( ho old saw, " Wliotu the gods would destroy, &c." Speaker Kerr is confined to his room at tho Willard hotel in Wag ing ton, in a vory feeble condition. Jt was his Intention to sojourn at the country seat of a friend, but his con dition has beon such that he could not be removed...

THE TROY HERALD, "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1876. But after (hit transaction liad been completed the Maine partlc. wlmnt Blaine had Induced to purchase the liondt, found thoy made a bad specu lation and by aome meant pertuaded Blaine to take back hlabonda. Mul llgan aweara that Blaine afterwarde Hold $76,000 or I ho bonda to tho Union Pad tic railroad, put apparently doe not understand the detail! of that particular transaction Here la Just where lllalno could havo helpod to clear up the muddle, by giving a lull account of Ida entire connection with tho bonda , but Ills confidential communication to forty million peo ple doea not ataiat ua In reaching that point at all, and it la very plain, tberetore. i very much lacking in candor. But there aro rumora In circulation that tirctund to relate the htatory -which Mr. Blaine ueiilccta and It la Interesting to nolo how the facta aa disolosd in testimony agreo with tho true atory aa rumor ha it. The charge la that when Dlalno found tho bonda an...

THE TROY HERALD. VOL. 11. TROY, LINCOLN COUNTY, MO., JUNE 21, 1876. NO 25 r TROY JIERALD. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21. 1876. LOOAL AND OOUNTY NlWt. THE GALLOWS. execution mv mm. fmtbbav WABBktNT! VAHT ASIftBAY. Statesmen ! Mmm mm4 iBUtaata mt ta Haaftaa;. The crime for which William Fos ter buffered the extreme penalty of the lair on Monday, the 19th lint., waa the murder of negro man near Warrenton, on the 281 h of August, 1876. At many of our readera may not be familiar with the oircumstau cea, our columna being aurfelted at that time with account! of murders in our midst, we give a abort history of the ease. The body of the negro, an unknown man, waa found on the alternoon of Sunday, August 29th, 1876, about a tulle east of the railroad depot, near the track, which, at this point, ran on a considerable embankmont. In the ceuter of the uppor part of the back of tbo head was a gunshot wound about an Inch and a quarter In diameter, ranging downwards toward the loft ear. The fingers were clen...

THE EBpYgHERALP, WEDSPAY, JUlfEl, 1876. TROY HERALD. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1876. The Major's Decision. "Weill at ho hai married to iult himself, without my approval, ho can no longer expect anything from uie. Moving made a bed to suit him, let. him Ho on it." Major Martindale folded up a cer tain obnoxious letter ai ho made this mental remark, and laying It in a lit tie glided letter rack besldo htm, in company with a tailor's bill, a ticket to some forthcoming amateur concert, nn a a printed circular concerning "in mi rnu co policies," went deliberately on wini ins breakfast. He wns n handsome, elderly gonttc- man, slightly bald, with bright! In own eyes, straight Romau features mid ono of tlioso square, firmly moulded mouths which betokens a tendency to hnvo one's own way. And ns lio drank bis colteo and daln. illy manipulated his French rolls,! broiled bird and fresh strawberries, hurrcd in a garniture of their own leaves, ho mused over the contents of this some letter. "It's a gre...

THE TKOY HEBALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1876. Jaffmra'a Marriage. From Harper's Magsalnc.) The flair wu quite a little com dy in some aspects, and ended, a all comedys ahould, with, evory body made happy. "Uellnda" had been married many yors, and her old admirer was ap proaching thirty, when ho met with a young lady of twenty-two who produced among improsston on him. She was a little above the medium hetght,slcnder, butjelegantly formed. A fair contploxlon, with a dollcate tint of the rose, largo lintel eyes, full of llfo and feeling, and luxuriant hair of a rich toft auburn, formed a com utiiatlou of attractions which was eminently calculated to move the heart of a youthful bachelor. In ad dition to all tills, the lady was ad mirably graceful: she rode, danced and moved with elegant ease, and sang and played on tho harpsichord very sweetly. Add still to theto ac complishments the possession of ex cellent good sense, very considerable cultivation, a warm heart, and a con siderable fort...

THE TROY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1876. TROY HERALD. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1876; JOB. A. MUDIS, I . roil C0NOHK88, C. M. D. THURMOND, OF MNCObN COUNTY. TO COUNTY CKflTRAfc COMMITTEE Editort Herald : Tho recent Dem ocratic mass convention requosted me, at tho proper time, to convoke the new central committee of this county. I therefore request.lhe mem ber of laid committee to meet at the court houie In Troy, at one o'clock p. m. on Saturday, July lit, 1876, and organize, preparatory to entering upon the duchargo of the dutiea nonfilled to them by the Democratic party of Lincoln county. J. W. Welch. Brtstow U in tho wrong crowd. Bucli work at he haw accomplished is not npprvctatcd by tho Republican party. Tildon's friends are making as hard a fight for his nomination as Blaine's friends did for him. May the result not bo the same ? "Sound from his waist up," was the cheerful cry of the Morton men at Cincinnati, but as the party wanted this to be a walk-over, it was conclu ded he was ...

THE TROY HERALD, "WEDNESDAY JUNE 21. 1876; FRANKFORT), PlKR Co., Mo., ) Juno 17, 1876. ) Editort Herald : An extraot from theFranklordcorrospondeuee of the Louisiana Prat, concerning tho pros pecti of tho railroad, publlmed In your Init issue, contain! practical good acme, that will atrlke every man who haa had the aubject under mature consideration. Now It inuit be evident to every thinking man, that if the road la completed to Pral rloville, or to the county Hue of Lin ooln.theaainelnfluencea thatbrou't It to l'ralrleville will extend It to Troy, and then the great and opulent city of St. Luula, the coming metropolis ot North Amorlca, cau hardly aland with folded anna in the do-nothlug .policy and aeo herself cut off from the commerce and wealth of au Ini memo section of country, legiti mately hers. When she sees that the atreatn which la to pour such com inerclal wealth Into her Up reversed, and tho tido running In an adverse direction, building up and enriching other routers. It...